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    American flag resting on wood with some shadow and some illumination in background - The Dalai Lama and Toni Morrison: Bright Lights on Our Path

    THE “UGLY AMERICAN” SHADOW: How the Dalai Lama and Toni Morrison can dispel its darkness

    Drawing of human head with arrows pointing from it in different directions - Transform the Way You Imagine Things and Enhance Your Life

    THE INNER CONVERSATION: Using imagination to change our state of being

    Exterior of church in evening - Religion: A Substantial Part of Our Sacred Human Experience

    THE RITUALS WE CARRY: Religion is just one expression of the human desire to create meaning

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    Woman walking down road with gold and green trees - "My Daily Walk" and 4 More Authentic Poems About the World

    POEMS BY DHARA VIJAYAKUMAR: Herself, My Daily Walk and more

    Greyscale landscape - “After Love” and 3 More Evocative Poems

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

    Bird footprints in snow - 4 Soothing Poems, Including ”Sacred Heart, Sacred Light”

    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

    Joe Biden with other world leaders - Political Power: 3 Ways Democratic Voters Can Battle Fascism

    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

    Malecon in La Paz, Mexico - Back on American Soil: A Safe Return Home From La Paz

    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

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    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

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MAKING CONNECTIONS: My mother calls them angels

Rebecca Shea·March 9, 2020
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MANAGE CONFLICT WITH EASE: 5 ways to stay positive no matter what you’re going through

Contributing Writer·July 23, 2017
Image of businessman holding up one finger, labelled "Memory" -Memory Quirks: Linguistic Adventures With a Mnemonic Device

MEMORY QUIRKS: How it took a mnemonic device to memorize a line of a poem to meditate on

Max Reif·February 22, 2024
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MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE: The changing nature of the sick day

Gabriella Lancia·May 12, 2013
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MENTAL HEALTH VS. MENTAL ILLNESS: Our words impact the world’s perceptions, stigmas, biases and incorrect assumptions

Corinne Isaacs-Frontiero·March 4, 2022
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MILLENNIALS: The age of the identity crisis

Contributing Writer·September 14, 2018
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MINDFUL PARENTING: 8 steps to loving your child through Purposeful Discipline

Contributing Writer·March 13, 2017
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MY LIFE WITHOUT AN IPHONE: Navigating the world with no apps

Erica·October 11, 2013
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NO (HU)MAN IS AN ISLAND: 2020 taught the world gratitude for love

Forrest Rivers·December 22, 2020
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NO PSYCHIC KNOTS: Say what you really mean and express what you really feel

Contributor·July 1, 2013
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NOT-SO-SOCIAL NETWORKING: The consequences of hiding behind a computer screen

Melissa Venditti·July 21, 2012
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NVC: Intro to Dr. Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication Process

Contributing Writer·June 10, 2007
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OFF TO WORK: Mindfully improve your job-seeking skills

Contributing Writer·July 25, 2016
Archangel Michael and President Zelenskyy at the Great Gate of Kiev (cropped)

ON WORDS AND IMAGES: Comparing the experience of writing a poem and making a painting (in a time of war)

Max Reif·April 2, 2022
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ONLINE DATING: In search of the L-word in cyberspace

Jane Olivier·March 26, 2012
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OUR GREAT SILENCES: How we trick ourselves and why we remain silent

Contributing Writer·April 5, 2012
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PAGES OF OUR CHILDHOOD: What children’s stories can teach us as adults

Kyla Giffin·July 25, 2015
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PLOT HOLES: Be a spectator or participant—you decide

Michael Myers·September 19, 2013
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PRISON PHONE CALLS: When capitalism incapacitates its most precious capital–people

Pamela Gerber·September 29, 2015
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RELATIONSHIP RECONNECT: 3 ways to strengthen connection with your partner

Contributing Writer·March 8, 2014
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RELATIONSHIPS ARE PARTNERSHIPS: Focus on the team, not just yourself

James Farwell·June 27, 2019
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REPRESENTATION MASQUERADING AS REALITY: Loneliness and sources of meaning in the age of information

Marc Paquette·January 26, 2022
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RESONANCE: When we tune in to nature and other human beings, we create an energy field of understanding and empathy

Contributing Writer·August 3, 2015
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RETOOLING OUR SMARTPHONES: A strategy for healthy and mindful utilization

Marc Paquette·December 28, 2021
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